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Key of A Minor – Jonny Darko

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Beginner
01:36:17

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of A Minor with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with an original song “Jonny Darko.”

Course Objectives
  • Learn the natural, harmonic, and melodic minor scales
  • Discover common chord progressions
  • Explore how to play an original composition in A minor
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Groove
  • Lead Sheets
  • Scales
  • Songs
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A Light in the Darko!
Much like the Course on C Major, this course combines a thorough introduction to the Key of A Minor covering Natural, Harmonic & Melodic Minor scales, all of the Chords generated by these 3 scales, typical Chord Progressions, Chord Inversions and a challenging, but fun, original song to combine all of these skills in a meaningful and realistic application. By the end of the Course, I felt very confident playing material in the Key of A Minor!
Fantastic Inversions
This course is perfect for beginners. The steps are so simple to follow and the explanations are really thorough. I highly recommend lesson 6 with other grooves once you're familiar with lesson 5.
Fun in a minor key
Really challenging to get two hand coordination but I love it!
Makes practicing fun!
I learned how to read music and count rhythm by taking piano lessons over 40 years ago, but never felt like I could actually play. Without memorizing a song, I was stuck playing "chopsticks" when I came across a piano. I love the short looping melodies and the variety of left hand arrangements that keep me wanting to practice. I am learning something with every lesson and am not embarrassed when my kids hear me practice.
A minor all over the place
This gave me an opportunity to think about the process of learning music and removing problems from my interpretation.

Course Lessons

1
Key of A Minor – Lesson 1
17:12

Natural, Harmonic, & Melodic Minor Scales

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2
Key of A Minor – Lesson 2
16:02

Common Chord Progressions, 4 Examples

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3
Key of A Minor – Lesson 3
26:04

Jonny Darko, Lead Sheet, Melody, Chords, Patterns

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4
Key of A Minor – Lesson 4
21:00

Inversions

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5
Key of A Minor – Lesson 5
6:34

Performance with Backing Track

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6
Key of A Minor – Lesson 6
9:25

Accompaniment

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

A Light in the Darko!
Much like the Course on C Major, this course combines a thorough introduction to the Key of A Minor covering Natural, Harmonic & Melodic Minor scales, all of the Chords generated by these 3 scales, typical Chord Progressions, Chord Inversions and a challenging, but fun, original song to combine all of these skills in a meaningful and realistic application. By the end of the Course, I felt very confident playing material in the Key of A Minor!
Fantastic Inversions
This course is perfect for beginners. The steps are so simple to follow and the explanations are really thorough. I highly recommend lesson 6 with other grooves once you're familiar with lesson 5.
Fun in a minor key
Really challenging to get two hand coordination but I love it!
Makes practicing fun!
I learned how to read music and count rhythm by taking piano lessons over 40 years ago, but never felt like I could actually play. Without memorizing a song, I was stuck playing "chopsticks" when I came across a piano. I love the short looping melodies and the variety of left hand arrangements that keep me wanting to practice. I am learning something with every lesson and am not embarrassed when my kids hear me practice.
A minor all over the place
This gave me an opportunity to think about the process of learning music and removing problems from my interpretation.
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